1. The font used for the title has an
urban feel to it which links in with the
teenagers skateboarding. However,
the mountains in the background very
much contrast ths urban feel as the
film looks to be set far from any city.
In fact, you can see a cityscape which
doesn't very close. They also seem to
be heading in that direction. Are they
heading towards the city? What are
they looking for? These are all
questions this poster may pose for an
audience.
This poster uses the rule of thirds
layout meaning the page is split
into thirds either horizontally or
vertically. In this case the thirds
are vertically. This rule of thirds
technique helps the audience
easily read the information given
on the poster
The cast, reviews and companies
involved are situated in the
bottom third of the page. This
follows typical conventions for a
film poster as the cast and film
companies involved are usually at
the bottom of the poster in small,
condensed font.
The centre of the poster contains
an image of three children,
probably teenagers, skateboarding.
The title, tagline, production
company and awards are all
situated at the top of the poster

2. The size and colour the title are used
to stand out and attract the
audiences attention. It’s pretty
difficult to miss a huge red title.
The most obvious prop in this film
poster is a skateboard. This
instantly lets the audience know
what the film is about. The use of
handcuffs also suggests trouble
which skateboarding is heavily
related with making this image very
typical.
The colours used in the centre of the
film poster are quite cold and dull
suggesting unhappiness, another
typical convention of the social
realism genre.
The font is used is big, bold and
informal suggesting that this film
isn’t a ‘safe’ or generic film and
maybe breaks the rules, just like
the boy pictured.
The use of a police officer insinuates
danger which could intrigue and
excite certain audiences. Police and
crime are also typical conventions of
the social realism genre.
This film poster also uses the rule of
thirds. However, the layout is still
slightly different from Skateistan. The
cast is in the top third, the central
image is in the second third and the
title and cast block are in the final
third.